Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Kenton , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (HA3 0QU) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Kenton average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (HA3 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regal Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viewfield Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverholme Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevelyan Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regal Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenfell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenfell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Viewfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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